Electric toaster



May 8, 1923. l'1,454,056'

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u-NITED STATES 1,454,056 PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY KRUESHELD, OF NEW WASHINGTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T THE PERFECTION ELECTRIC PRODUCTS C0., NEW WASHINGTON, OHIO, .A CORPORATION OF-OHIO.

ELECTRIC TOASTER. i

appncatioamed March 2o, 1922. lserial No. 545,277.

To all lwhom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY .KRUEsHELn,`

a citizen of the United States, residing at New Washington, in the county ofCraw- 5 ford and State of Ohio, have invented cerf tain new and useful Improvements in Electric Toasters, o'f which the following is la specification. f This invention relates to an improvement in electric toasters and has for its principal object to provide an improved device of -this character in which the sidesv of the bread are alternately turned to the heating element. Other objects-are to provide a device of'this character 'which is cheap to manufacture and which .is simple and durable in operation, In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my device; Figs. 2, 3 4 and 5 are 2o sections on the line A-A of Ilig. 1 showing the bread holders in different positions and Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of eferringto the drawings byv reference numerals, 1 indicates a base and 2 a top member which is 'spaced from the base 1 by end plates 3 and vertical posts 4. 5 and 6 indicate insulatin members; one at the top and one at the ottom, between which 3o the heating elements 7 aresupported, said insulating members bein carried on (posts 8 which-extend between t e base1 an the top 2. 9 indicates a pair of bread holders w ich are ivoted to arms 10l at the bottom and 11 at t e top, lsaid arms being pivotally mounted on diagonally o posite posts4 as lshown in F' 2, 3, 4 an4 5. Near one end of each -of t e bread holders 49 are lugs 12 which project upwardly from the top of 4o the bread holders. A'cross bar or lever 13,

bent upwardly'at the middle as at 14, is'

- ri 'dly connected/ to a postl 15 which is rotatably mounted in the top 2. Links 16 have one end pivoted tothe to of the bread ,holders 9 andthe other en pivotally connected to the ends of the bar 13.

Fig. 2 shows the bread holders 9 in their normal position exposing one side of the bread to the heating element.' .When that sidev h'as been suicientl toasted the vother side is turned to the ting element .by rotating theL post 15. The parts will first take the pomtion shown in Fi 3; then the position shown inFig. 4 n next the position shown in Fig. 5.. When the bread 1s placed in the holders 9 they are brought to the position shown in Fig. 3 and then the bread can be slipped in the ends thereof.

` The upper arms 11 are cut out as at 17 to clear the lugs 12. p

As the post '15 and the crossv piece 13 are rotated in the direction indicated vby the arrow in F ig.v 3 the holders 9 are swung about their pivot points until the lugs 12 come into engagement with the alms 11 and then upon further rotation of the arm 13 the arms 10 and 11 are' swung about their pivots until the link 16 Vcomes into engagement with lthe other lug l12 which will rotate the holders about theirA pivot points 18 and bring the parts into the' posit1on shown in Fig. 4. Further rotation will then bringqA the parts into the position shown in Fig. 5. In order to 'turn it back from the position shown in F ig. 5 to the position shown 'in Fig. 2 the post 15 is rotated in the opposite direction. y

A frame consisting of; horizontal lbars 20 .and vertical bars 21 is placed on each side of the heating elements 7 and! the bread holders 9 are normally held againstthis frame by, the pressure vof springs 22 which `act on the members 10. A

It will therefore be seen that the first movement accomplished by turnin the"but ton 15 is to swing the bread` ho ders and the arms 10 and 11 outwardly on .the pivots 'of vsaid arms and then continued turn causes the links 16 to strike the lugs 12 andy reverse the bread holders on their pivots 18, and

further turn then causes the bread holders andthe arms 10 and 11 to swin to bring the'. reversed bread hol ers against the frames at the opposite sides of the heatixiig element. A very e ected, and the bread does not have to be handled' in toasting both sides thereof. 'The holders 9 are skeleton frames which expose arms pivoted to the frame and to the holders, and an operating lever pivoted on theframe. and havin a `pivoted link connection at each end with the vbread holders quicli action is thusv the bread at-both sides thereof to the heatinwardly standing i respectively, and adapted to swing the arms and reverse the bread holders substantially as describe-d.

2; Anelectric toaster comprising a stand having a heating element standing thereon, a pair of armsl pivoted on the stand at diagonally opposte corners, a bread holder pivoted between the armsI of each pair, and

a lever pivoted at its middle to the stand and flexibly connected at its opposite ends to the bread holder and adapted to' reverse the same substantially as described.

3. An-electric toaster comprising a stand provided with an upright heating element thereon, a swinging arm pivoted to the stand and diagonally opposite sides of the heating element, a reversible bread holder pivotally supported by each arm, and an operating lever pivoted at its middle to the stand and having a link connection at each end to the corresponding bread holder.

4. An electric toaster comprising a stand provided with an upright heating element thereon, a swinging arm pivoted to the stand and diagonally opposite sides of the heating element, a reversible bread holder pivotally supported by each arm, and an operating lever pivoted at 'its middle to the stand and havinga link connection atl each end tothe corresponding bread holder, each bread holder having a pair of p-rojecting studs adapted to be 'struck by the linky to reversey the bread holder when the lever is turned.

5. An electric toaster comprising a stand` provided -with an upright heating element, a pair of upper and lower;y arms pivoted at diagonally opposite sides 'of the heating element, a reversiblefbr'ead lholder pivoted at top and bottom-between the arms of each pair, the upper end of the bread holder having projecting lugs at, opposite sides, a lever pivotally mounted valcove the heating element, links connecting opposite ends of they lever to the respective bread'holders, said links being arranged to strike said lugs when the lever is turned, and means at the top of the stand to turn the lever. l

6. An electric toaster comprising a stand provided with anv u right heatingelement, a pair of upper an lower arms pivoted at diagonally opposite sides of the heating element, a reversible bread holder pivoted at top and bottom between the arms of each l pair, the upper end of the bread holder having projecting lugs at opposite sides, a lever pivotallymounted above the heatin element, links connecting. opposite endsl o the lever to the respective bread holders, sad links being arranged to strike said lugs 'when the lever is turned, and means at the top of the stand to turn thevlever, said means comprising a button mounted in the top of the stand and connected to said lever. 7. An electric toaster comprising a stand provided with a heating element, a reversible bread holder rotatably mounted at each side of thev heating element, :and means connected to both of said'bread holders/to simultaneously reverse'jthe same to lpresent supported on the stand at opposite sides ofA the heating elementLand means connected to both of said bread holdersto simultaneously swing and turn the same to reverse position withl respect to theheating element.

9. An electric toaster'comp-rising, a stand,

an upright heating element thereon elfecl tive from opposite sidesfa pair of bread holders movabily mounted on vsaid stand at opposite sides of ,said'heatingfelement and each having two surfacesadapted for i exposure to said heating element, and means for reversing all of said breadholders with respect to said heating element to succes" sively present the opposite surfaces. thereof to said heating element. f v

10. Anelectrifc toaster comprisiiigaheati ing element, a bread holder having ytwo sur-A faces adaptedv-forexposure to'said heating.

element, and means for vswinging said bread holder toward and away from said heating elementI and lfor reversing it with 'respect to said, heating element during its lswinging movements to successively present the opposite y surfaces of', said bread holderlyto` said heating element. k ln testimony whereof, I afiixh my ."slgnature vin presence of two witnesses.`

Witnesses:

R. C. ALT, F.- H. SrriLLlaclfra.V

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1 runner iKieUEsHEIro'."i 

